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| Explanation of animosity (noun) feeling of hatred or ill will; resentment Sample of animosity Animosity grew between the two feuding families.
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| Explanation of heed (verb) to obey; yield to; to pay attention; to listen to Sample of heed If the peasant heeds the king's commands, she will be able to keep her land.
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| Explanation of hedonistic (adjective) living for pleasure Sample of hedonistic The group was known for its hedonistic rituals. Hot tubs, good food, and a plethora of leisure time were the hallmarks of this hedonistic society.
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| Explanation of consort (noun) companion; spouse; partner Sample of consort An elderly woman was seeking a consort.
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| Explanation of fester (verb) to become more and more virulent and fixed; to decay Sample of fester His anger festered until no one could change his mind.
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| Explanation of polemicist (noun) person skilled in argument; disputatious person Sample of polemicist The polemicist could debate any case skillfully.
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| Explanation of scrutinize (verb) to examine closely; to study; to investigate; to inspect Sample of scrutinize Even when there are specialist historians, producing approximations to truth which their colleagues test and scrutinize to professional standards, people make home brews from their own lives and knowledge and offer them to their successors. After allowing his son to borrow the family car, the father scrutinized every section for dents.
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| Explanation of burgeon (verb) to grow or develop quickly; to blossom; to expand Sample of burgeon The tumor appeared to burgeon more quickly than normal. After the first punch was thrown, the dispute burgeoned into a brawl.
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| Explanation of reproach (verb) to blame and thus make feel ashamed; to rebuke; to accuse Sample of reproach The major reproached his troops for not following orders.
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| Explanation of rampart (noun) defense; shield; embankment Sample of rampart The ramparts where beginning to crumble.
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